Appalachian Stories

When Judith Moore finds a dead man on the floor of the dining room, she realizes that the family that hired her as a nanny may be hiding a few secrets. Asked to spy on h...

Harper Magee, the only female dragon rider in Philadelphia, is hiding a secret - the illegal kind with wings and talons. When she falls for a boy she has no business fal...

Even though that pistol is aimed on the space right between his eyes, his awe is outweighing his fright. His admiration for her strongly set jaw and her confident grip o...

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An alternate tale of the Appalachian legend about a lone person's encounter with a strange, tenacious creature. Artwork by DA Artist SkekLa. Do not use/share art without...

Mountain poetry. Memoirs

This is the story of my first backpacking trip.

When Lucy discovers her superpower is to bring bad luck, she sets out to find some justice.

Somebody Else Was in Control

When Grace Thompson finds herself running from the only home she has known with her younger sister and a strange woman from the city she never expected to end up in Virg...

As an avid hiker and 4th-grade teacher, I decided to write a book about my section hikes of the Appalachian Trail (AT). Working at a year-round school, I get the benef...

After her parents' death, Niya becomes a recluse from society. Her best friend, Rebecca, takes her backpacking in the Carolina Appalachian Mountains, hoping to lift her...

What started out as a year long hiking challenge in Sept 2014, turned into a journey through life, loss, and learning. AS Cameron tells his story of the Sept 2014 - Sept...

Have you ever spent a night in the wilderness? Or have you ever hiked a trail? These are the things Kailey has never done. Come and join Kailey and her friends on an adv...

Rory Callum never wanted this. He'd never asked to live forever. He'd never asked to be alone for eternity. And he'd sure never asked to be cursed to shift into a bear o...

Appalachian (noun): A native or inhabitant of Appalachia, especially one of predominantly Scotch-Irish, English, or German ancestry who exemplifies the characteristic cu...

This collection of dark poetry and flash fiction wants you to come and play. After all, even the things that live in the dark get lonely . . .